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Presidents’ Day deal: Grab a 2023 M2 MacBook Air for $300 off
Best Buy is selling Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air for $300 off, and I highly recommend it
Get $300 Off Apple’s 15-Inch MacBook Air With Multiple Best-Ever Prices Starting at $999
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The notebooks have an estimated delivery date around February 13, although those dates could change depending on your location. This is a match of the record low price on the 15-inch MacBook Air, and it’s only about the second time we’ve tracked this sale in 2024.
For more storage, Best Buy has the 512GB 15-inch M2 MacBook Air for $1,199.00, down from $1,499.00. At $300 off, this is the best price we’ve ever seen on this model of the MacBook Air, and it’s available in all colors as well.
Keep up with all of this week’s best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.
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MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Get Multiple Record Low Prices at Best Buy, Save Up to $250
MacBook Air
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Starting with the 13-inch M1 MacBook Air, Best Buy has the 256GB model for $749.99, down from $999.99. This is a match of the all-time low price on the M1 MacBook Air, and it’s available in Gold, Space Gray, and Silver.
MacBook Pro
There are a few more MacBook Pro models on sale compared to the MacBook Air deal, and these are also at all-time low prices. It’s worth noting that the MacBook Pro deals will require you to have a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership in order to see the record low prices, but even without one you can find some solid second-best prices on Best Buy.
Starting with the M3 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro, you can get this model for $1,399.00 with a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership, down from $1,599.00. The M3 Pro 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $1,749.00, down from $1,999.00, which is a best-ever deal we haven’t tracked since the holidays.
Moving to 16-inch models, Best Buy has the M3 Pro 512GB/18GB Memory 16-inch MacBook Pro for $2,249.00, down from $2,499.00. You can also get the M3 Pro 512GB/36GB Memory 16-inch MacBook Pro for $2,649.00, down from $2,899.00. Similar to the 14-inch notebooks, these are some of the best discounts we’ve ever tracked on the MacBook Pro.
Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.
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Apple Now Selling Refurbished 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro
Pricing on the refurbished 14-inch MacBook Pro models starts at $1,359, a $240 discount off of the original $1,599 starting price.
As of right now, Apple appears to be offering only MacBook Pro models with the standard M3 chip, with no M3 Pro or M3 Max machines available for purchase. Apple has several configurations listed with additional storage space.
Some of the entry-level models have already sold out, and availability will fluctuate as Apple restocks the refurbished store. Customers looking for a specific configuration should check back often.
All of Apple’s refurbished Macs are close to identical to new products. They are subject to a refurbishment process that includes full functionality testing, with any defective modules replaced, as well as a thorough cleaning and inspection. Refurbished products are eligible for AppleCare+ and have the same 14-day return period as new Apple devices.
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Review: Monduo’s 16-Inch Pro Duo Triples Your MacBook Pro Display Space on the Go
The $800 Monduo Pro Duo isn’t the only dual portable external display accessory on the market, but of the major ones I’ve seen it comes the closest to approaching the high-end specs of the built-in displays on Apple’s notebooks. Optimized for 16-inch laptops like Apple’s larger MacBook Pro, the Pro Duo’s displays each measure in at a very similar 16 inches, with 100% DCI-P3 color support, 2560 ✕ 1600 resolution on each display, 500 nits of brightness, and variable refresh up to 144Hz.
The MacBook Pro’s display is of course a bit higher-end with mini-LED, a higher resolution and pixel density, and 10-bit vs. 8-bit color, but the Monduo Pro Duo stacks up very well compared to other available options.
Perhaps the biggest question before even setting the Pro Duo up is whether this is practical to take with you, and I did find that to be the case. It measures in at 15.3 inches (38.8 cm) wide, 9.6 inches (24.4 cm) high, and 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) thick when folded up, and it weighs 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg). That gives it a bit larger footprint than my 16-inch MacBook Pro while being slightly lighter, but it’s nearly twice as thick. Still, if you have a spacious computer bag with a couple of compartments as I do, there’s a chance the Pro Duo could slide right in there.
Setup
Setting up the Monduo Pro Duo is pretty straightforward, as it consists of a single unit with the two displays that fold out to the sides. The main support unit is expandable horizontally, allowing you to mount it onto your laptop’s display and slide it snugly against the display for a good fit. The areas that contact your laptop are padded to prevent damage, and there’s a fold-down kickstand on the rear of the center section to help support the Pro Duo.
The two displays of the Pro Duo connect to your laptop using included cables, and Monduo offers several options to match your setup needs. Each of the two displays includes a pair of USB-C ports and a mini HDMI port. For users connecting both displays over USB-C, there are two USB-C to USB-C cables each with a 90-degree connector on one end to work with the downward-facing ports on the Pro Duo displays. One cable measures 30 cm while the other measures 88 cm, offering flexibility if you need to run both cables to the same side of your laptop.
If you only have one available USB-C port on your laptop, the second Pro Duo display can instead be connected over HDMI thanks to an 88 cm mini-HDMI to HDMI cable with 90-degree connector. If you opt for that setup, you’ll also need to connect a USB-C power cable to that display panel, and you can use either the included USB-C to USB-C power cable or the included 90-degree USB-C adapter with your own cable.
Once everything is physically connected, you’ll need to download the Monduo app, which manages the display drivers to support high-resolution options and synchronization with the built-in display. The app also offers quick menu bar access to make changes to brightness and resolution, as well as color and hardware adjustments, for each of the Pro Duo’s displays. Each Pro Duo display also includes an on-screen menu and a couple of hardware buttons to help you make adjustments to settings like brightness and contrast, sharpness, gamma, color modes, and more.
Display Performance
The Pro Duo’s displays aren’t on the level of the MacBook Pro’s, but they’re quite solid. The 16-inch displays are a nice match to the MacBook Pro, especially when many popular competitors are offering displays in the 10–12-inch range.
The pixel density on the Pro Duo displays is a bit lower than that of the MacBook Pro (2560 ✕ 1600 for the Pro Duo vs. 3456 ✕ 2234 for the MacBook Pro), but with display scaling you can ensure that things look pretty uniform across all three of your displays. You just won’t get full Retina quality on the Pro Duo displays.
For example, I typically run my MacBook Pro at the “More Space” resolution of 2056 ✕ 1329, and by checking off the option to match resolution, the Pro Duo displays will automatically run at 2080 ✕ 1300 due to the slightly different size and aspect ratio compared to the built-in display, but on-screen contents will appear at the same size across all three displays.
I found the 500-nit brightness of the Monduo Pro Duo displays to be perfectly adequate for normal usage. They have a bit more of a matte finish than the MacBook Pro’s display, which helps to reduce glare.
The macOS drivers from Monduo offer the ability to match the brightness, refresh rate, resolution, and scaling to match the internal MacBook Pro display, as well as handle auto arrangement of the Pro Duo displays. The Monduo menu bar app also lets you set those options individually if you prefer.
Everyday Usage
I found that the easiest setup with my 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro was to simply use dual USB-C connections while using MagSafe to keep things charged up. Once you’ve gone through the initial setup and figured out how everything connects and works, it only takes maybe 30 seconds to get up and running in your temporary workspace. As with other external displays, macOS will generally remember your window arrangement and pop everything into place once the two displays are connected, though that’s not always 100% reliable due to the quirks of macOS.
If you need to be completely untethered, you can just run the whole setup off of your MacBook Pro’s battery, but be warned that it will chew through your available power quite quickly. My fully charged 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro generally lasts about three hours while driving the Pro Duo under normal usage before it warns me that I need to plug in. So it’s not going to work as an all-day on-the-go solution, but you can absolutely run the whole setup for a while without access to external power.
As you might expect with two big 16-inch displays hanging off the sides off your laptop, this setup really needs to be used on a large, solid surface for stability. The resulting setup is quite wide and just isn’t very practical to use on a lap or other soft or uneven surface. Beyond the sheer width of the setup, using it on any sort of soft surface will transmit and amplify any wiggling motion out to the external displays, making it pretty impractical.
Wrap-up
Overall, I’ve found the Monduo Pro Duo to be a great companion for when I need to set up shop somewhere outside of my home for an extended period of time, such as on a working vacation or even waiting several hours at the dealership for my car to be worked on. For shorter periods of usage, I probably wouldn’t bother toting the Pro Duo along and hooking it up, but others might find themselves perfectly willing to do that.
At $799, the Monduo 16-Inch Pro Duo isn’t the cheapest option out there, but if you’re a road warrior who wants to bring lots of screen real estate with you on your travels, this is the best option I’ve seen. If you’re interested in checking it out in more detail or picking one up, you can do so at Monduo’s website.
Note: Monduo provided MacRumors with the 16-Inch Pro Duo for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received.
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Gurman: Apple Testing ‘M3 Pro’ Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said this chip could be the base-level M3 Pro for the next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models launching next year. The chip is expected to be manufactured based on TSMC’s 3nm process for significant performance and power efficiency improvements.
The current base-level M2 Pro chip in the 14-inch MacBook Pro has a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, and starts with 16GB of memory, so the M3 Pro chip would have at least two extra cores for both the CPU and GPU. Apple last updated the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in January, so the laptops are unlikely to be updated again until at least 2024.
Apple still has to release the standard M3 chip before moving on to the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Gurman said Apple is working on new iMac, MacBook Air, and low-end MacBook Pro models with the M3 chip, and he continues to believe the first Macs with the M3 chip will be released towards the end of this year or early next year.
In the meantime, Gurman said the long-rumored 15-inch MacBook Air will be released this summer with the M2 chip. He previously said the laptop would be announced at WWDC, which begins with Apple’s keynote on June 5.
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Best Apple Deals of the Week: Second Gen HomePod Gets First Discount at $20 Off, Along With AirPods and MacBook Pro Sales
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HomePod (Gen 2)
- What’s the deal? Take $20 off Gen 2 HomePod
- Where can I get it? B&H Photo
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
The week kicked off with the first-ever discount on Apple’s second-generation HomePod at B&H Photo, which has dropped to $279.00, down from $299.00. You can get both White and Midnight at this new all-time low price on the 2023 HomePod.
Nomad
- What’s the deal? Take 36% off Nomad’s iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus cases, and more
- Where can I get it? Nomad
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
Nomad is hosting a large overstock sale on its website this week, and it’s sweetening the pot by giving our readers an extra 20 percent off on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus cases. You’ll need to enter the code MR14 at checkout in order to get the full 36 percent off on the accessories listed below, but remember the sale as a whole covers everything from AirPods cases to Apple Watch bands, so be sure to browse the full sale on Nomad’s website.
iPhone 14 Cases
- Modern Leather Case – $32.00, down from $50.00
- Rugged Case – $32.00, down from $50.00
- Modern Leather Folio – $38.40, down from $60.00
- Modern Leather Case (Horween) – $44.80, down from $70.00
iPhone 14 Plus Cases
- Sport Case – $25.60, down from $40.00
- Modern Leather Case – $32.00, down from $50.00
- Rugged Case – $32.00, down from $50.00
- Modern Leather Folio – $38.40, down from $60.00
- Modern Leather Case (Horween) – $44.80, down from $70.00
AirPods
- What’s the deal? Take up to $99 off the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Max, and AirPods 2
- Where can I get it? Verizon and Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
There are a collection of AirPods on sale at Verizon and Amazon this week, with some of the year’s best deals on AirPods Pro 2 ($199.99), AirPods 3 ($149.99), AirPods Max ($449.99), and AirPods 2 ($99.00).
MacBook Pro
- What’s the deal? Take $249 off 2023 MacBoook Pros
- Where can I get it? Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
Amazon introduced a wide array of markdowns on the 2023 MacBook Pro this week, including both 14-inch and 16-inch models. The best deal in this sale is the 10-Core M2 Pro/512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro for $1,749.99, down from $1,999.00, but you can get $249 off multiple models, which we’ve shared above.
Anker
- What’s the deal? Save on Anker accessories at Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
Amazon has a good collection of Anker accessories at a discount this week, including USB-C hubs, Lightning cables, wall chargers, Bluetooth speakers, and more. Many of these require you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the deal, and you can find a full list of the products being marked down in our original post. We’ve collected a few examples of Anker’s current deals below as well.
- Nano 65W USB-C Charger (3-Port) – $38.41, down from $55.99
- PowerCore 24,000 mAh with Smart Digital Display – $119.99 with on-page coupon, down from $159.99
- Soundcore Mini 3 – $31.99 with on-page coupon, down from $40.99
- Soundcore 3 – $35.99 with on-page coupon, down from $50.99
- SmartTrack Link (2-Pack) – $27.99 with on-page coupon, down from $35.99
- SmartTrack Link (4-Pack) – $54.99 with on-page coupon, down from $69.99
- Eufy Security Smart Package Box – $199.99, down from $399.99
Our full Deals Roundup has more information on the latest Apple-related sales and bargains.
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Deals: Amazon Takes $199 Off Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and M2 13-Inch MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
Starting with the 2020 M1 MacBook Air, the 256GB model is on sale for the all-time low price of $799.99, down from $999.00. All three colors are available at this price, with delivery dates estimated for May 12 at the earliest.
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This version of the MacBook Air sports a tapered design and does not have the updated chassis of the newer M2 MacBook Air models. It has the M1 chip and a 13-inch Retina display, and today’s sale matches the previous all-time low price seen on Amazon for the computer.
MacBook Pro
Moving to the 256GB 13-inch MacBook Pro, this model is on sale for $1,099.99 on Amazon, down from $1,299.00. This is a return of the all-time low price on this MacBook Pro, and the first time we’ve seen this low of a price on the 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro since last year.
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Secondly, the 512GB 13-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $1,299.99, down from $1,499.00. This one is a solid second-best price on the MacBook Pro, and it’s only available in Space Gray.
You can find even more discounts on other MacBooks by visiting our Best Deals guide for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. In this guide we track the steepest discounts for the newest MacBook models every week, so be sure to bookmark it and check back often if you’re shopping for a new Apple notebook. Our full Deals Roundup has more information on the latest Apple-related sales and bargains.
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